Top Performers: These players have been the keys to their teams' early success
The fall season is in full swing, and these players have been at the top of their games.
From game-winning goals to elite times in cross country, see which players stood out last week in soccer, field hockey, girls' volleyball and cross country.
And be sure to cast your vote for the Girls and Boys Athletes of the Week! This week's polls (scroll to the bottom of the page) will be open from Tuesday at 8 p.m. to Thursday at 8 p.m.
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Girls' Soccer
Paige Eckert, Archbishop Wood
The freshman forward scored her second goal in as many games. This one was the game-winner as the Vikings topped Academy de Notre Dame 1-0. Ava DeGeorge had an assist as the Vikings improved to 2-0.
Billinda Leisner, Dock Mennonite
Leisner scored a goal and assisted on all three of the Pioneers’ other goals in a 4-1 victory against Calvary Christian Academy.
Sage Battisto, Germantown Academy
The senior scored three goals as the Patriots dominated in their season opener with a 7-1 win over Germantown Friends.
Kayla Sweeney, Germantown Academy
Sweeney tallied two goals and one assist as the Patriots started the season with a 7-1 victory over Germantown Friends.
Tori Angelo, Pennridge
Angelo scored both of the Rams’ goals in a 2-1 win over Central Bucks East.
Kylie Smith, Vanessa Shay, Bensalem
Smith and Shay scored a goal apiece to give the Owls a 2-1 victory over Pennsbury, a team they hadn’t defeated for several seasons. Smith scored in the first half, while Shay netted the game-winner in the second half, as the Owls rebounded from an 8-0 season-opening loss.
Anna Weber, Germantown Academy
Weber, a freshman, scored the game-winning goal with seconds remaining in regulation to give the Patriots a 1-0 victory over The Hill School.
Kate Weyer, CB West
The Bucks' top defender was the offensive hero in their 2-1 win against Central Bucks South. Weyer scored on a penalty kick in the second half, giving the Bucks the go-ahead goal.
Lacey Long, Bensalem
Long, a freshman, scored two goals in the Owls’ 3-0 win against Truman.
Lily Bross, Cam Blatz, Council Rock South
Bross and Blatz both scored to give the Golden Hawks a 2-0 home victory against rival Council Rock North.
Bri Garyah, Neshaminy
Garyah scored three times for the hat trick in a win against Truman.
Theresa Ditri, William Tennent
Ditri had a pair of goals for the Panthers in a 4-0 victory against Cheltenham.
Sofia Jakimoski, William Tennent
The freshman had two assists in the Panthers' 4-0 win over Cheltenham.
Riley Morris, Gwynedd Mercy
Morris came up with the hat trick as the Monarchs dominated in an 8-0 victory against MaST Charter.
Liv Grenda, Pennridge
Grenda’s penalty kick, the only goal of the game, secured a 1-0 win over CB West.
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Girls' Volleyball
Kenya Lucas, Abington
Lucas had 18 kills to lead the Ghosts to their first win over Hatboro-Horsham since 2017.
Sami Love, Pennsbury
Love powered the Falcons’ defense with 10 digs, along with three aces and one kill, in a 3-0 sweep of Pennridge.
Keira Rogan, Pennsbury
Rogan tallied nine kills, three aces and one block to lead the Falcons to a three-set sweep of CR North in an SOL Colonial matchup. Pennsbury improved to 4-0.
Alexis Barklage, CB West
Barklage had 11 kills, five blocks and four aces as the Bucks defeated North Penn in four sets.
Sophia Mercure, Dock Mennonite
Mercure posted 22 digs to lead the Pioneers over Renaissance Academy 3-2 for their first win of the season.
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Field Hockey
Aida Ierubino, Central Bucks West
The freshman forward scored two of the Bucks’ three goals in a win over rival CB South.
Ally Cenci, Central Bucks East
Cenci scored twice to give the Patriots an SOL Colonial win, topping Pennridge 3-1.
Morgan Riggione, New Hope-Solebury
Riggione scored in OT to give the Lions a 3-2 victory against Lower Moreland.
Laurel Hutchins, Caroline Rawlings, George School
Hutchins and Rawlings scored a goal apiece to give the Cougars a 2-0 win over Conwell-Egan.
Kiera Holt, North Penn
The Knights’ goalie made nine saves and posted a shutout in a 5-0 win against CB South.
Laura Albert, North Penn
Albert scored three of the Knights’ five goals in a victory over CB South.
Ava Jones, Souderton
The sophomore scored two of the Indians’ three goals in a 3-0 win over CB East. Jones already has eight goals in four games this season.
Quakertown, Katelyn Moyer
Moyer scored the game-winning, and only, goal in overtime to give the Panthers a 1-0 victrory against Hatboro-Horsham.
Kelly Bates, Eowyn Stainback, Upper Moreland
Both scored the first varsity goals of their careers in the Golden Bears’ 5-0 win against Cheltenham.
Sophia Cozza, New Hope-Solebury
Cozza scored two goals and assisted on two more in the Lions’ 4-1 victory over William Tennent.
Kasey Rieger, Neshaminy
Rieger scored twice and dished out three assists as Neshaminy dominated in an 8-0 win against Plymouth Whitemarsh.
Erin Miles, Dock Mennonite
Miles scored three goals as Pioneers topped BAL rival Jenkintown 5-0.
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Boys' Soccer
Kevin Kretschman, Abington
The Ghosts’ goalie held an undefeated Upper Dublin team scoreless through regulation and two overtimes, as the match ended in a 0-0 tie.
Noah Schlosser, Hatboro-Horsham
The Hatters’ goalie made several clutch saves in the second half to secure a 2-1 win against Plymouth Whitemarsh.
Tejas Sasan, Bensalem
Sesan scored twice and assisted on two more scores to help the Owls to their first win of the season with a 6-0 victory against Truman.
Andrew Walloff, CB East
The Patriots’ defender came up huge against an undefeated Pennridge team, neutralizing the Rams’ top scorers in a 3-0 win.
Andre Medl, CB South
Medl scored the game-winning goal with 30 seconds left in regulation to give the Titans a 2-1 victory against rival CB West.
Connor Hanratty, William Tennent
Hanratty scored a pair of goals to lead the Panthers to their first win of the season, and the first win for new head coach Angelo Albanese, 3-1 over Cheltenham.
Chris McKenna, Souderton
The Indians’ goalie had five saves and the shutout in a 1-0 win against North Penn.
Enzo Petruzzelli, Archbishop Wood
Petruzzelli scored the lone goal for the Vikings’ in a 1-0 victory against Masterman.
CJ Massella, La Salle
Massella scored in overtime to give the Explorers an exhilarating 1-0 win over Catholic League rival Archbishop Wood.
Cross Country
Shana Kearney, Bensalem
Kearney took first place in the Mill Street Run Girls 5k in Bristol. Kearney, a junior, finished with a time of 19:14.00, which was more than a minute faster than the second-place finisher.
Lillian DiCola, Hatboro-Horsham
DiCola, a sophomore, was the winner of the Penn Track XC13 varsity girls' ‘gold‘ race with a time of 18:46.70, qualifying as a Milesplit Elite Silver Performance.
Rebekah Hickey, Quakertown
In the Centaur Cross Country Invitational, Hickey took fifth place in the girls' varsity race with a 20:46.60 time.
Christian Cerrullo, Pennsbury
Cerrullo placed fourth in the Mill Street Run Boys' 5k with a time of 16:08.00, which qualified as a Milesplit Elite Silver Performance.
Ciaran Chambers, Holy Ghost
Chambers finished fifth out of 183 runners in the Penn Track XC13 varsity boys ‘blue’ race with a 17:05.20 time.
Owen Donaher, Central Bucks West
Donaher was the winner of the Atkinson Cross Country Invitational varsity boys race. The senior had a time of 16:42.70.
Golf
Chase Feraco, Central Bucks West
Feraco led all golfers with a 38 to propel the Bucks past Hatboro-Horsham 192-207 on the front nine at Commonwealth National.
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Top Performers in Bucks Montco high school sports soccer field hockey
